Radio, Trustee Grant
| National Public Radio, Inc. Minneapolis, MN 55403 |
$300,000 |
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| National Public Radio's weekly two-hour talk show on science, Science Friday, has an audience of 1.3 million people. Listeners can call in and participate, making science and scientists more accessible to the public. In 2002, the Foundation made a grant to National Public Radio to create a regular monthly strand focusing on science and the arts. The segments have now become an integral part of the show. Leading scientists and engineers regularly interact with painters, playwrights, screenwriters, musicians, and poets on this popular show. This new grant renews support for the science and art segments on Science Friday. The major addition will be four remote broadcasts each year. These are shows broadcast from different locations across the country where local institutions are visited and the show is hosted live from the remote site. For example, sites such as the Ensemble Studio Theatre in New York or the Marc Taper Forum Theater in Los Angeles would allow discussion of science and technology plays or other artistic ventures in production. Project Director: Ira Flatow, science correspondent, TV journalist. | |
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